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KANSAS CITY, MO (September 24, 2020) – Royals outfielder Alex Gordon announced today that he will retire from baseball, effective this Sunday, September 27 following the season finale vs. the Detroit Tigers. Gordon, a seven-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner and Rawlings Platinum Glove winner (2014), ranks among the franchise’s all-time leaders in most all offensive categories, including walks (682, 3rd), home ...

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Turf at Dean Evans Stadium and the Salina South High School softball diamonds is almost here. ATG Sports of Andover will install the artificial turf at both facilities after an announcement by Salina Athletic Partners. SAP is a partnership between Salina Baseball Enterprises, Salina Unified School District 305 and Kansas Wesleyan University. The total cost is ...

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LINDSBORG - Bethany College and Southwestern College have announced that this weekend's conference football game against Bethany College has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 14. The game was originally scheduled to be played this Saturday, September 26. The rescheduling follows positive test results, isolation, and quarantine of student athletes in the Moundbuilder football program. Out of an ...

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After a week off, the Kansas State Wildcats are back in action. In their 2020 season opener, the Wildcats fell to Arkansas State 35-31. K-State now heads to Norman, Okla. to battle the Sooners. Oklahoma beat Missouri State 48-0 in its season opener. Kickoff this Saturday is slated for 11 am with pregame at 9 on Sports Radio ...

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September 23, 2020, Topeka, KS -- The Kansas Volleyball Association is pleased to announce the 2020 Week 3 Volleyball Rankings. Records listed reflect information that was submitted by Monday, September 21. Classifications for this week’s rankings are still based on enrollments from 2019-20. Rank – School – Record – Last Week’s Ranking Class 6A 1. Washburn Rural 8-1 ...

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KANSAS CITY -- This is exactly what Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was looking for in his final start to 2020 -- a strong finish. Duffy coasted through 5 2/3 innings Wednesday night against St. Louis, giving up six hits and one run in Kansas City’s 12-3 triumph at Kauffman Stadium. Meanwhile, the Royals’ offense erupted, mainly behind the muscle ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers passed away on Wednesday at the age of 77. Nicknamed the "Kansas Comet", Sayers established himself throughout his collegiate and professional career as one of the great running backs in the history of football. A two-time All-America selection for the Jayhawks, Sayers concluded his ...

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A legendary Kansan is being remembered. Running back Gale Sayers, nicknamed the "Kansas Comet" has died. The Pro Football Hall of Fame says Sayers died today at the age of 77. Sayers is a Chicago Bears legend who scored 22 touchdowns in his rookie season in 1965. Injuries cut his career short, but that didn't stop him ...

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Cross Country Southeast of Saline Invitational Girls Results Southeast of Saline 42, Cimarron 62, Sacred Heart 93, Smoky Valley 101, Minneapolis 118, Halstead 136, Bennington 146 1 BRIGGS, Taylor SR Chapman - 18:07.1 2 ALDERSON, Jentrie JR Southeast 20:03.3 3 VATH, Jaycee SR Lincoln - 20:12.1 4 KRUEGER, Maddy FR Minneapolis 20:38.9 5 COSSAART, Alayna SO Minneapolis 20:40.5 6 LAMBERT, Gracie JR Smoky ...

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KANSAS CITY -- It happens to the game’s best pitchers. And now it has happened to Royals rookie right-hander Brady Singer for the first time in the big leagues -- he didn’t have his best stuff. Singer, on the heels of two dominant starts, was out of whack Tuesday against St. Louis at Kauffman Stadium in a 5-0 ...

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Watch: Chris Klieman  |  Will Jones II  |  Phillip Brooks  |  Justin Hughes  |  Cooper Beebe MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman and select players met with members of the media via Zoom on Tuesday as the Wildcats prepare for their Big 12 opener at Oklahoma. A complete transcript of Klieman’s press conference – which was also streamed live on ...